Vsevolod Rauzer

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birthname = Vsevolod Alfredovich Rauzer
country = UKR
datebirth = birth date|1908|10|16
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datedeath = death date|1941|12|29
placedeath = Leningrad, Russia
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Vsevolod Alfredovich Rauzer (16 October 1908 – 1941, Leningrad) was a Ukrainian chess master known for his great contributions to chess opening theory, especially of the Sicilian Defence.

Achievements

Vsevolod Rauzer tied for first in the 1927 Ukrainian Chess Championship with Alexey Selezniev, but lost the playoff to Selezniev (off contest). Eventually, he took the Ukrainian Champion title. He was the joint Ukrainian Champion in 1933. He took sixth at Leningrad 1933, the 8th USSR Chess Championship, won by future World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Rauzer finished fifth at Leningrad 1935, won by Vasily Panov, and shared first and second place with Vitaly Chekhover at Leningrad 1936 (All-Union Young Masters). [http://www.geocities.com/al2055km/ch_urs.html]

The Richter-Rauzer Attack

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The Richter-Rauzer Attack

Vsevolod Rauzer is probably best known for his extensive chess opening theory. The Richter–Rauzer variation of the Sicilian Defence (also known as the Richter-Rauzer Attack), was named in honor of him and the German master Kurt Richter.

The ECO code (Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings) for the Richter-Rauzer attack is B60.

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